Improvement in explosive compounds



1 To all whom it may concern:

'a' ill of .herosene-oil. ful y absorbed in the mixture I add the nitrosuliieient quantity, according to "UNI-TED SrAr s PATENT OFFICE;

EDWARD MONAKAY, OF VMINEVILLE, NEW YORK, Assrelron or ONE-HALF 111s nronrro WILLIAM H. :rnrrcr, or SAME PLACE.

MIMPROYEMENT m EXPLOSlVE QOMPOUNDS..

v Specification forming part of Letters Be it known that I, EDWARD MGNAKAY, oi

' .Mineville, in the county of Essexand State of New York, have invented a new and valu: able Improvement in Explosive Compounds; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, end'ex'aet description of the some.

The nature of my invention consists in an explosive compound composed of the following ingredients: Ashes, lump-block, earth, (soft sandy 1oa-m,) nitrate of soda, borax, kerosene-oil, and nitro-glyeerine; and its object is to eombinewith thenitro-glyeerine usually employed insuch explosive compounds a, fluid diluent wi h has no explosive properties of itself, but which, when combined with nitro-glyeer' ine, will dilute it so that it will be, in. a measure, harmless, and when the intro-glycerine is exploded,'insteudof acting therewith as an inert moss,- will be converted into an explosire'vapor, which will be fired with .the nitro-glycerine, and thus contribute greatly to the effectiveness of the compound when used, and will at the same time so dilute and modify. it as to obviate accidents before it isrequired foruse. v

first mix equal parts of the ashes, lampblack, earth, nit-rate of soda, and bomx, end to every ,pound of this mixture Ijadd half When this'hasheen glycerine in the strength quired.

, With this composition of the explosive compound re- I obtain a stronger explosive compound with less quentity'of nitro- Pntcnt No. 203,482, dated May 7, 1878; application filed January 19, 1878.

glyeerine, I and kerosene-oil are explosive when mixed all together with mtro-glyeerine. The ashes and earth absorb the oil, and hence make the compound comparatively dry.

It is obvious t-hat the addition or" the herosene-oii to the compound will serve to give it a pasty consistency, and thereby render the mass in' a desirable condition for handling,

besides addingnnother explosive substance thBIE-tO. t

I am aware that earth and nitrate of soda have heretofore been compounded with nitroglyeerine, and therefore lay no claim to the invention'thcreot'.

I am aware that infusorinl earths and various inert absorbent powders, as well as absorbent powders and compounds possessing explosive qualities of their own,lm ve been employed heretofore, in conjunction with nitro-glycerine, to'form explosive compounds, and this I do not claim; buti 'JWhat I do claim is---' p A composition of matter or explosive com-.

pound consisting of nitr glycerine combined 7 with a, modifyingliquid, hydrocarbon diluent,

substantially as and fied. I

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses,

for the purposes speci- -EDWARD MONAKAY;

Witnesses:

Jenn Boner, J osnrn Tmnons.

because the nitrate of soda, bornx, 

